Major Advisors compiled this list of classes they recommend for students starting in summer and transferring into specific majors as an easy point of reference for new students wondering where to start. Students must be registered for Summer Edge to take classes before their first fall.
This list has a mix of online & in person classes in all sessions. Check the Schedule of Classes to find specific information about each course, including modality, days and time for synchronous classes and any prerequisites needed to enroll.
Still have questions? Email summeredge@ucsc.edu so we can assist.
Major Linked to degree requirements | What should a new Slug take to make degree progress in their major this summer? |
Check with ENVS advisors on necessity & eligibility for all courses: Choose one of the following (if not taken at a previous school): Upper division elective option (petition to enroll): | |
If not taken at previous institution: Upper division courses: | |
Applied Linguistics & Multilingualism B.A. | |
Lower Division electives: BIOL 20A, CSE 13S, ECE 13, ECON 1, ECON 2, PHYS 5A/L, PHYS 5C/N, PHYS 6A/L, PHYS 6C/N, STAT 7/L, STAT 17/L
For help choosing lower or upper division electives please contact bsoeadvising@ucsc.edu. | |
If prerequisites have been met: | |
Major Declaration: ARTG 40 (cancelled) Upper Division: | |
ART 80T - Also available during winter and summer, can be taken during the academic year. Any upper division studio ART 100-199 | |
Completion of part of the PHYS 6 series (6A+6L, 6B+6M, or 6C+6N), if the transfer student has not already completed the Physics series or | |
or If not previously taken: | |
Advisors recommend you do not take upper division MCD Biology (BIOL) courses this summer. BIOL 21: Genetics Preparatory Course If not previously taken: BIOE 20C MATH 11B or MATH 16B or MATH 19B PHYS 6A, PHYS 6B, and/or PHYS 6C and 1 PHYS 6 series Lab (PHYS 6L, PHYS 6M, or PHYS 6N) or | |
Biomolecular Concentration: BME 1 (not required but a fun class!) CSE 20 (not required but recommended for students with no programming exp.) Bioinformatics Concentration: BME 1 (not required but a fun class!) | |
STAT 5 or STAT 7+7L or STAT 17+17L | |
MATH 22 or 23A (check with ECON advisors to confirm eligibility & necessity) | |
Chemistry | Completion of part of the PHYS 6 series (6A+6L, 6B+6M, or 6C+6N), if the transfer student has not already completed the Physics series MATH 21 - Chemistry B.S. only BIOE 20B - if Chemistry B.S. with Biochemistry Concentration desired |
PSYC 100 (which is 7 credits) PSYC 20 (if not taken) PSYC 10 (if PSYC 20 was already taken) | |
Incoming MMU BA majors who are frosh and transfer students, continuing students, and community members who are interested in Health Justice can enroll in the online course: CMMU 165 Community Analysis for Global Health, this will satisfy one Upper Division Topical Requirement for CMMU BA Major. This course will also be offered in Winter 2026. | |
AM 10 or MATH 21 AM 20 or MATH 24 AM 30 or MATH 23A ECE 101 + 101L (recommend limiting to just this class and the lab - this moves VERY fast over 5 weeks and in session 1) ECE 103 + 103L (if ECE 101/L is completed and recommend limiting to just this class and the lab - this moves VERY fast over 5 weeks and strong math skills are recommended) PHYS 5C + 5N (must have credit for Physics 5A + 5L) Transfer students should consider taking courses in summer, since this major is difficult to complete in 2 years. For help choosing courses please contact BE undergraduate advising at bsoeadvising@ucsc.edu. | |
FILM 80V (highly recommended to take in summer if you can) | |
For Breadth of Arts elective progress (as a CT major, you must take 3 electives offered by other programs within the Arts Division), you may take any courses in the following programs: ART, ARTG, FILM, HAVC, MUSC, THEA | |
If not taken at a previous institution: Upper-div electives: You can use assist.org to see if you’ve completed the equivalent to CRES 10 at UCSC. CRES 10 is only offered twice a year in Summer, or Fall. If you are only able to prioritize one class this summer, the department would suggest CRES 10. | |
If not previously taken these courses will facilitate enrollment in F25 Earth Science courses: EART 5 or Any lower division requirements not previously taken: or | |
If not previously taken these courses will facilitate enrollment in F24 Earth Science courses: EART 5 or Any lower division requirements not previously taken: | |
BIOL 105 If not previously taken: | |
MATH 22 or 23A (check with ECON advisors to confirm eligibility & necessity) | |
MATH 22 or 23A (check with ECON advisors to confirm eligibility & necessity) Math 21 | |
EDUC 10 (if approved) | |
CSE 20 (this course not required but students will need programming experience for programming courses) CSE 12 (if needed, and a basic coding class has been completed) ECE 13 (strongly recommended - need CSE 12 as prereq) ECE 103 + 103L (if ECE 101/L is completed) Transfer students should consider taking courses in summer, since this major is difficult to complete in 2 years. For help choosing courses please contact BE undergraduate advising at bsoeadvising@ucsc.edu. | |
If not previously taken these courses will facilitate enrollment in F24 Earth Science courses: EART 5 or Any lower division requirements not previously taken: | |
Check with ENVS advisors on necessity & eligibility for all courses: Choose one of the following (if not taken at a previous school): Upper division elective option (petition to enroll): | |
Check with ENVS advisors on necessity & eligibility for all courses: BIOE 20C CHEM 3A Choose one of the following (if not taken at a previous school): SOCY 15 Upper division elective option (petition to enroll): | |
Check with ENVS advisors on necessity & eligibility for all courses: Choose one of the following (if not taken at a previous school): Upper division elective option (petition to enroll): | |
Department priority to complete: Additional requirements towards your degree, if interested: | |
Major Qualification and Declaration Requirement Any incomplete or missing Lower Division Competency Requirements. To satisfy Common Core Requirement 2 or an Upper Division Area III elective of GCH BA Major: GCH 186 To satisfy Common Core Requirement 2 of GCH BA Major: SOCY 146 To satisfy Common Core Requirement 1 of GCH BA Major: CMMU 165 | |
Advisors recommend you do not take upper division MCD Biology (BIOL) courses this summer. For both Biomedical and Public and Community Health Concentrations: For both Biomedical and Public and Community Health Concentrations (if not previously taken): * If you completed a STAT 5 equivalent course at your previous institution, then you do not have to complete STAT 7+7L. For the Biomedical Concentration (if not previously taken): PHYS 6A+6L, PHYS 6B+6M, and/or PHYS 6C+6N | |
MATH 22 or 23A (check with ECON advisors on eligibility/necessity) | |
Transfer students should take HIS 100 Additional options include: HIS 151 Or HIS 10A or 10B may be taken if equivalent not completed yet | |
HAVC 151 Please email havc@ucsc.edu for course suggestions that take your specific transfer credit and educational goals into consideration. | |
HUMN 15 (PE-T) HUMN 25 (TA) HUMN 35 (CC) HUMN 45 (ER) HUMN 55 (IM) | |
Upper Division Core Course | |
Qualifying Courses: | |
Please email lalsadvising@ucsc.edu for an academic plan and course suggestions specific to your educational goals and transfer credit. All LALS summer courses are offered online only. For all LALS Majors and the Minor, consider these options: LALS 1 Session 2 LALS 15* Session 2 LALS 45* Session 2 LALS 49* Session 1 LALS 56* Session 1
LALS 75* Session 2
LALS 126 Session 1 LALS 151 Session 2 *note that combined majors require only one introductory LALS course (choose from LALS 1, LALS 5, or LALS 10) and lower-division requirements may be satisfied with transfer credit. Additional Course Options for the Combined Majors:
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Qualifying courses: If students take LING 50 in session 1, they will be able to take an elective in session 2: | |
If the LIT 60/61/80/81 lower-division requirement has not been completed: LIT 61K (online) LIT 80P (online) If the college-level language is completed: Upper-division courses: LIT 111D (in person & online) LIT 112C (July 20-26; in person) LIT 120F (online) LIT 124C (in person) LIT 126T (online) LIT 133K (in person) LIT 144G (online) LIT 160H (in person) Recommended for the Creative Writing concentration: LIT 179C (in person) | |
BIOL 105 If not previously taken: | |
BIOE 20C STAT 7+7L (preferred) or STAT 5 (still an option, but not preferred STAT option) | |
Advisors recommend you do not take upper division MCD Biology (BIOL) courses this summer. BIOL 21: Genetics Preparatory Course If not previously taken: BIOE 20C MATH 11B or MATH 16B or MATH 19B PHYS 6A, PHYS 6B, and/or PHYS 6C and 1 PHYS 6 series Lab (PHYS 6L, PHYS 6M, or PHYS 6N) or | |
Music B.A. (all concentrations); Music B.M.; and Music minors (all) | Music B.A. - Compositional Practices & Global Musics concentrations: For ensemble/workshop requirements: For lower-division history requirements: For lower-division theory requirements: MUSC 20A (Global Musics only) For all Music Major tracks (including Music B.A. - Western Music & Music B.M.): Upper-division elective, or upper-division theory requirements: Electronic Music Minor: For lower-division history requirement: For lower-division theory requirement: For intro programming requirement: For electronic music workshop requirements: For technical sound elective: For upper-division elective requirements: Jazz, Spontaneous Composition & Improvisation Minor: For lower-division music history requirement: For lower-division theory requirements:
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Advisors recommend you do not take upper division MCD Biology (BIOL) courses this summer. BIOL 21: Genetics Preparatory Course If not previously taken: MATH 11B or MATH 16B or MATH 19B PHYS 6A, PHYS 6B, and/or PHYS 6C+6N or | |
AM 10 or MATH 21 AM 20 or MATH 24 MATH 23A OR AM 30 STAT 131 (This course satisfies one of four required electives) | |
If you have not taken any philosophy courses: If you have taken philosophy courses at your previous institution: Community college logic classes do not fulfill the logic requirement for the major. | |
If prerequisites have been met: | |
If prerequisites have been met: | |
BIOL 105 If not previously taken: | |
Upper Division Core Options: POLI 140D | |
PSYC 100 (which is 7 credits) PSYC 10 (if not taken at community college) PSYC 20 (if PSYC 10 has already been taken) | |
CSE 12 (if needed, and a basic coding class has been completed) ECE 171 + 171L (elective for Robotics which allows students to complete EE minor) ECE 103/L (if ECE 101/L is completed) STAT 131 For help choosing courses please contact BE undergraduate advising at bsoeadvising@ucsc.edu. | |
If prerequisites have been met: | |
Core Requirements: SOCY 3A, if not taken at previous institution Upper-Division Elective Options: If you are switching to the sociology major but have not satisfied the lower-division major qualification requirement, two are needed to qualify: | |
AM 10 or MATH 21 AM 20 or MATH 24 AM 30 | |
After consulting with the Theater Arts advisor* before enrolling to assess which lower division requirements you will need to take and which you may already have satisfied at your community college, any THEA classes offered this summer could potentially benefit you and take care of degree requirements, including: THEA 10 [Online asynchronous] THEA 20 [In Person] THEA 30 [In Person] THEA 117 [Online synchronous] THEA 157 [Online synchronous] *Please email your unofficial transcripts and any questions you may have directly to the Theater Arts advisor well in advance of enrollment for enrollment review: theater-ugradadv@ucsc.edu |
Questions: summeredge@ucsc.edu updated 3/25/2025